Ekhaya lasebekhulile e-Omaha, e-U.S.A., izalukazi ezingaphezu kweshumi zihlezi ephasishi zifundela ukuqina, zinyakazisa imizimba yazo njengoba ziyalwe umqeqeshi.
Kane ngesonto, cishe iminyaka emithathu.
Ngisho emdala kunabo, Umqeqeshi u-Bailey naye uhlezi esihlalweni, ephakamisa izingalo zakhe ukuze anikeze imiyalelo. Izalukazi zaqala ngokushesha ukuzungeza izingalo, ngayinye izama konke okusemandleni ayo njengoba umqeqeshi ayelindele.
U-Bailey ufundisa ikilasi lokufaneleka lemizuzu engama-30 lapha njalo ngoMsombuluko, ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesine nangoMgqibelo ekuseni.
Ngokusho kweWashington Post, Umqeqeshi u-Bailey, oneminyaka engu-102 ubudala, uhlala ngokuzimela ekhaya lomhlalaphansi lase-Elkridge. Ufundisa amakilasi okuqina ephasishi esitezi sesithathu kane ngesonto, futhi useneminyaka emithathu enza lokho, kodwa akakaze acabange ukuyeka.
UBailey, osehlale lapha iminyaka engaba ngu-14, uthe: “Uma ngiguga, ngizothatha umhlalaphansi.
Uthe abanye babahlanganyeli abavamile banesifo samathambo, esibakhawulela ukunyakaza kwabo, kodwa bangakwazi ukwenza izivivinyo zokuzilula futhi bazuze kukho.
Kodwa-ke, u-Bailey, ovame ukusebenzisa uhlaka lokuhamba, uthe ungumqeqeshi oqinile. "Bangigcona ngokuthi ngikhohlakele ngoba uma sizivocavoca ngifuna bakwenze kahle futhi basebenzise izicubu zabo ngendlela."
Naphezu kokuqina kwakhe, uma bengathandi ngempela, ngeke babuye. Uthe: “La mantombazane abonakala ebona ukuthi kukhona engiwenzela wona, futhi lokho kungenxa yami.
Ngaphambilini, owesilisa wayehlanganyele kuleli klasi lokufaneleka, kodwa washona. Manje sekuyikilasi labesifazane bonke.
Isikhathi sobhadane siholele ekutheni izakhamuzi zizivocavoce.
U-Bailey waqala leli klasi lokuqina lapho ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 luqala ngo-2020 futhi abantu behlala bodwa emakamelweni abo.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-99 ubudala, wayemdala kunezinye izakhamuzi, kodwa akazange ahlehle.
Uthe ufuna ukuhlala ekhuthele futhi ubehlale esebenza kahle ekukhuthazeni abanye, ngakho-ke wamema omakhelwane bakhe ukuthi basuse izihlalo ephasishi futhi benze izivivinyo ezilula ngenkathi begcina ukuqhelelana nomphakathi.
Ngenxa yalokho, izakhamuzi zawujabulela kakhulu lo msebenzi, futhi ziye zaqhubeka ziwenza kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
U-Bailey ufundisa leli klasi lokufaneleka lemizuzu engama-30 njalo ngoMsombuluko, ngoLwesithathu, uLwesine, nangoMgqibelo ekuseni, enezingxenye ezingaba ngu-20 zomzimba ongaphezulu nophansi. Lo msebenzi uphinde wajulisa ubungane phakathi kwabesifazane asebekhulile, abanakekelanayo.
Noma nini lapho kunosuku lokuzalwa lomhlanganyeli ngosuku lwekilasi lokufaneleka, u-Bailey ubhaka amakhekhe ukuze agubhe. Uthe kule minyaka, zonke izinsuku zokuzalwa ziwumcimbi omkhulu.
Isihlalo sabakhubazekile sikagesi esiqeqesha i-gait sisetshenziswa ekuqeqesheni ukuhlunyeleliswa kwabantu abalele embhedeni futhi abanokukhubazeka kwemilenze engezansi. Ingakwazi ukushintsha phakathi kokusebenza kwesihlalo esinamasondo sikagesi kanye nokusebenza okusizwayo kokuhamba ngokhiye owodwa, futhi kulula ukuyisebenzisa, isistimu yebhuleki kagesi, ibhuleki elizenzakalelayo ngemva kokumisa ukusebenza, iphephile futhi ingakhathazeki.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-08-2023
